John Hope Bryant: “I think the decision that we are about to make on the Schumer amendment really is a very fundamental decision that goes…”

“I think the decision that we are about to make on the Schumer amendment really is a very fundamental decision that goes even beyond the details of this bill. That is, whether we are going to continue campaigning and continue sounding campaign themes or, in the second month of this Congress, we are going to begin to govern. And my appeal, and I think the appeal of our side with regard to this amendment is, to our friends on the other side, let us join together and begin governing this country. It is time to end the campaign. It ended last November. The fact is that they have brought a bill to the floor that is filled with flaws, as would any bill be that is essentially a campaign slogan. The fact is that they have brought a bill to the floor that has the crazy, almost totally unexplainable, anomalous result of only three States being able to fully participate in a $10.5 billion bill. That is the facts. The gentleman from New York [Mr. Schumer] brought an amendment to the floor that fixes that in a way that is good for all of our States, it lets every State participate.”